Marco Rubio wants answers on Florida prison rape scandal
Associated PressMIAMI — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio told the director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons he’s “deeply concerned” over the failure to protect inmates at a federal prison in Florida. In a letter to director Michael Carvajal, the Florida senator also inquired about the Federal Correctional Complex Coleman’s handling of a recent audit that reviewed how incidents of rape behind bars are handled. At least six of eight Coleman corrections officers admitted to “sexual conduct” with female inmates at the sprawling prison complex, the Herald reported. “The allegations made by inmates at FCI Coleman raise serious questions as to the facility’s compliance with PREA and the conduct of its officers,” wrote Rubio, citing coverage in the Herald and the Tampa Bay Times.
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